Scavenging

Keli's question made Duoze fall silent once again.

After a moment, he replied in a low, powerless voice, "Lady Keli, going out to sea... is too dangerous for me."

Seeing that Keli did not speak, he gathered his courage to defend himself.

"Actually, it wasn't just me. Almost all the Level 3 Apprentices who followed Mentor Kazi at the time chose to stay. When Mentor Kazi finally left, he only had one Level 3 Apprentice and a few Level 2 Apprentices by his side."

Keli sighed. This was everyone's own choice, and she could not interfere.

At this moment, perhaps because the carriage had been stopped for too long, the curtain was lifted by a small seam, and several pairs of eyes peeked out from behind it.

Seeing this, Keli changed the subject, "What are you doing now? Working for Baidong Academy? Or have you joined some wizard organization?"

"I'm on my own now. I don't join organizations here; I work directly for Archaeost City. The people behind me are refugees I brought back from the border of Kema and Kenas."

Keli raised an eyebrow, "Snatching people from the Kema Principality?"

Population was a major matter for every country; as a Level 2 Apprentice, Duoze should not dare to secretly abduct people.

"No, Lady Keli." Duoze naturally knew that Keli came from a noble family in the Kema Principality, so he quickly explained, "Small-scale wars have been breaking out between Kema and Kenas for years, and the number of refugees and slaves is constantly growing. These are people I bought from over there, and it has already been permitted by the local lords."

Duoze even showed the permit he kept on his person to Keli.

Keli knew that Grand Duke Kira did not want the Kema population to continue to